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Road to the Kentucky Derby 2021 Horse Racing
From: gerchgo
5/9/21
Now banned from Churchill
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/churchill-downs-announces-ban-on-baffert-entrants/
From: Amy (1pony)
5/9/21
Listen to his press conference. I believe him 100%!
Derby champ faces DQ; Baffert banned by track
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, news that trainer Bob Baffert called "the biggest gut-punch." Churchill Downs has suspended Baffert from entering horses at the track.
Read more from ESPN.comFrom: Amy (1pony)
5/9/21
CDI does pre race testing and the horse passed that one with flying colors!
From: Amy (1pony)
5/9/21
Mob mentality rules! Unfortunately
this is a he last thing that racing needs right now.
From: gerchgo
5/9/21
Could be the labs again, but after the Oaklawn positives, this doesn’t look good.
From: Potsdam2
5/9/21
Could be the labs again, but after the Oaklawn positives, this doesn’t look good.
It's a pretty amazing coincidence.
From: gerchgo
5/9/21
Also this from BH article
Churchill Downs clarified Sunday afternoon with BloodHorse that horses trained by Baffert would not be permitted to run under an assistant's name, a practice often employed by trainers while serving suspensions or undergoing the appeals process.
- Edited May 9, 2021 3:38 pm by gerchgo